Tony Gwynn

TURNER SPORTS

Tony Gwynn is in his first year with Turner Sports. He will serve as TBS� lead game analyst for its exclusive coverage of the 2007 MLB playoffs , which includes the Division Series and the National League Championship Series.

CAREER

Fifteen-time MLB All-Star Tony Gwynn is one of the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, having been inducted, along with Cal Ripken, Jr., on July 29, 2007.
Gwynn also serves as San Diego State University's head baseball coach officially taking the reins of the Aztec program in July, 2002.
The 47-year-old Gwynn concluded a 20-year career with the San Diego Padres on Sept. 30, 2001, as one of only 16 players to have played at least 20 seasons and spent their entire careers with one team.
Known as "Mr. Padre" both during and after his long and distinguished major league career, the team retired jersey number #19 in his honor in September 2004. The street on which the stadium is located was named Tony Gwynn Drive and the team also unveiled a statue in his honor in 2007.
In his 20 seasons with the Padres, Gwynn compiled a career average of .338, a mark that ranks 17th all-time among major league players. He won a record-tying eight league batting titles (1984, 1987-89, 1994-97), joining Honus Wagner as one of only two players in National League history to accomplish that feat.
A member of the 3,000-hit club, Gwynn achieved that feat on Aug. 6, 1999, in a game at Montreal with a first-inning single to right center off Dan Smith.
Gwynn played in 15 National League All-Star games and was voted to start that contest 11 times, the most ever by an N.L. outfielder and equals Reggie Jackson's major-league record among outfielders.

PERSONAL

Gwynn received the Roberto Clemente Man of the Year Award in 1999 for combining sportsmanship and community service with excellence on the field. He was awarded the 1999 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, presented annually to the player who best exemplifies the character and leadership of the Hall of Fame first baseman both on and off the field.
In 1995, he was presented the Branch Rickey Award as the top community activist in Major League Baseball as well as the inaugural Chairman's Award, given to the Padre who best exemplifies community spirit. He was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame in Boise, Idaho, in 1999.
Gwynn has also been extremely committed to community service in the San Diego area. He has established the Tony Gwynn Foundation to help fund many worthy organizations supporting children in need. For the past 14 years, he has hosted the annual Tony Gwynn Celebrity Golf Classic to raise money for the foundation.
Gwynn and his wife, Alicia, have a son, Anthony (who made his MLB debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2006) and daughter, Anisha Nicole.